ARE YOU A RUNAWAY?
The National Runaway Hotline operates a "Home Free" program in conjunction with
Greyhound Bus Line that will reunite you with your family. They offer other services
as well to runaways that's worth checking out including a message service. United
Airlines is also the official airline of this organization.
Since 1995, the Home Free program has helped over 16,000 families by providing free
bus tickets. To get a free ticket home, a person must be between the ages of 12 and 21,
must call the NRS helpline (1-800-RUNAWAY). They also must be named on a runaway
report and be willing to return to their family. The family or guardian also needs to agree
to receive them at home. If the individual hoping to return home is under the age of 15,
Home Free also provides a free ticket for the child's parent or guardian. A person can
only get a ticket home through the program twice!
VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES SPECIAL RESOURCES:
THE HERO MILES PROGRAM
Fisher House™ Foundation, Inc.
12300 Twinbrook Pkwy. Suite 410
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 888-294-8560
The Hero Miles Program provides round-trip airline tickets to wounded, injured, and
ill service members and/or their families who are undergoing treatment at a military
or VA medical center; or who are attending an authorized event. Flights are made
possible through frequent flyer mile donations made by individual airline passengers.
Fisher House Foundation administers the Hero Miles program in partnership with the
Dept.of Defense.
Two categories of eligible recipients:
1. Wounded, injured, and ill service members on approved leave may be given a round
trip airline ticket for a trip from the medical center to their home or to attend an
authorized event, if they are not eligible for government funded airfare.
2. Wounded, injured, and ill service members may be given a round-trip airline ticket
to enable their family or close friends visit them while they are undergoing treatment
at an authorized medical center.
Veterans Airlift Command
5775 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 700
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: 952-582-2911
The VAC provides free air transportation to post-9/11 combat wounded and their families
for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer
aircraft owners and pilots.
AIR CARE ALLILANCE
Using their own time and general aviation aircraft, pilot volunteers from the many public
benefit flying organizations help hundreds of people each month.They and many other
non-flying volunteers work to transport patients in need to facilities where they are able
to receive medical attention they might otherwise have to do without. Many groups also
play a significant role providing disaster and emergency relief, serving our veterans, fly-
ing for environmental support, transporting animals, taking youth on educational flights,
or performing other community service missions.
on this website for more resources & help! Click on the highlighted links!
OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS:
The National Children's Cancer Society
500 N. Broadway Suite 1850
St Louis, MO 63102
Phone: 314-241-1600
The Emergency Assistance Fund provides $300 in emergency assistance per year
to families who have a child that has been inpatient or away from home for (15)
consecutive days within the past three months.
Assistance:
May be used for mortgage, rent, utility payments, child care, health insurance premiums,
car expenses or treatment-related expenses such as meals away from home, prescriptions,
and parking.
Transportation Assistance Fund:
Our Transportation Assistance Fund alleviates the financial burden of travel and lodging
for families who have a child with cancer. This includes transportation expenses such as
mileage, airfare and lodging when a child needs to stay near the hospital for treatment and
non-profit lodging is unavailable.
Eligibility:
1. Child must be diagnosed with cancer. If child has a brain tumor, the tumor must be
high grade (III or IV) or anaplastic to be eligible.
2. Child must have been diagnosed on or before his/her 18th birthday and treated before
his/her 21st birthday. Adults who relapse after their 18th birthday and who were not
previously assisted are not eligible for services.
3. Child must be a citizen of the United States or reside in the United States with an I-551
card (green card) for 12 months without prior history of the current illness.
4. Guardian applying for assistance must have less than $5,000 in easily accessible bank
accounts (such as checking and savings)
MIRACLE FLIGHTS
5740 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 240
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: 702-261-0494 800-359-1711
Today, we're the Nation's leading medical flight charity and one of the only national
non-profits headquartered in Las Vegas. We arrange more than 600 flights every month
to medical facilities across the country. Most of those we serve will require numerous
flights over the course of their lifetime; some have already been flying with us for more
than a decade.
Mercy Medical Angels
4620 Haygood Suite 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: 757-318-9174
Welcome to Mercy Medical Angels where removing the barrier to medical care is our mission.
We provide transportation on the ground and in the air to clinical care for those in need. Since 1972 Mercy Medical Angels has led the nation with charitable transportation to medical care.
Today more than 17,000 free trips to medical care are provided each year, ensuring that no one
in need is denied medical care because they don’t have transportation
Corporate Angel Network, Inc.
Westchester County Airport
One Loop Road
White Plains, NY 10604-1215
Phone: 914-328-1313
Eligibility
At Corporate Angel Network, our mission is to arrange free travel on private planes for
cancer patients, bone marrow donors and recipients and stem cell donors and recipients.
If you are a patient or a donor, we ask that you meet the following criteria:
1. You are a cancer patient, a bone marrow donor or recipient, or a stem cell donor
or recipient.
2. You will be traveling to a treatment, consultation, or check-up.
3. You will be traveling to recognized treatment centers as listed with the
National Cancer Institute or the American College of Surgeons.
4. You are mobile and able to walk up the steps of a corporate aircraft without
assistance.
5. You do not require oxygen, IV medication, or medical assistance while onboard
the plane.
Can a spouse or friend fly?
If a second seat is available, a patient may bring one adult companion, and children
under the age of 21 may bring two adults. Corporate participants are accustomed to
receiving requests for at least two seats, but if the patient is a child, Corporate Angel
Network can inquire about the availability of three seats.
AIR CARE ALLILANCE
Using their own time and general aviation aircraft, pilot volunteers from the many public
benefit flying organizations help hundreds of people each month.They and many other
non-flying volunteers work to transport patients in need to facilities where they are able
to receive medical attention they might otherwise have to do without. Many groups also
play a significant role providing disaster and emergency relief, serving our veterans, fly-
ing for environmental support, transporting animals, taking youth on educational flights,
or performing other community service missions.
Air Charity Network
Phone: 877-621-7177
Requirements:
All adult passengers must be ambulatory. Most of our pilot’s planes are 4 or 6 seat,
non-pressurized general aviation aircraft. Getting in and out of one may be compared
to getting in and out of the back seat of a small car. Therefore, all passengers must be
able to sit upright for the duration of the flight and wear a seat belt.
Compelling Reason:
There may also be some reason why private aircraft is the only option over commercial transportation. For example, if an individual lives in a rural area without easy access to
commercial transportation, or a person is highly susceptible to infection and cannot be
exposed to crowds, or if someone cannot afford commercial transportation.
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While there is no formula for screening passengers, we must still determine, at our
discretion, whether there is a demonstrated financial reason that conventional trans-
portation cannot be used.You will be required to provide information regarding your
financial situation, including your income. We must also be able to verify with a third
party, such as a social worker or doctor, that there is truly a need for our services.
Medical Condition:
Passengers must be medically stable, ambulatory, and be able to sit up in an airplane
seat for the duration of the flight. Our pilots are not medically trained. We are not an
air ambulance service, nor do we provide medical assistance during our flights. Med-
ical Release Passengers will be required to provide a medical release signed by their
local physician indicating the passenger has a satisfactory medical condition to take
the flight. We will fax the release from our office to your local physician.
Allyson Whitney Foundation
PO Box 586
Rock Hill, NY 12775
“Life Interrupted Grants™” are provided by the Allyson Whitney Foundation to U.S.
citizens between the ages of 16 and 36 years of age, who are currently undergoing
treatment or recently finished protocol. Grants help cover unanticipated expenses
including rent, transportation hotels, rent, medical expenses, fertility options, inte-
grative therapies, and wigs. Check out eligibility requirements under GRANT INFO.
Angel Flight, Inc.
12345 E. Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74128
Phone: 918-749-8992
In order to use Angel Flight the patient must meet these requirements.
1. Patients must be ambulatory and able to travel in a small, non-pressurized
aircraft, without access to lavatory facilities, for the duration of the flight
2. Must have a personally signed letter from the physician
3. Alternate air transportation is not affordable or feasible
4. Must have a legitimate medical need to avoid lengthy surface transportation
5. Qualified personnel must accompany a patient requiring attention or assistance
6. Typically, patients are allowed to be accompanied by one family member or
support person
7. Must have ground transportation to and from the airport
8. Must sign a waiver form releasing Angel Flight, Inc. and volunteer pilots from
liability
9. Angel Flight aircraft are not equipped for medical emergencies and Angel Flight
volunteers are not able to provide any medical service before, during, or after
the flight
10. All equipment and medical staff required must be provided with doctors approval.
Patients may carry their own oxygen.
11. Passengers should be aware that baggage in excess of 50 pounds total may not
be accommodated
12. Under most circumstances, in order to find an available pilot, the flight must be
scheduled at least five working days in advance
13. Flights may be canceled due to weather
14. Patient should have back-up transportation
15. Pilot is the final authority as to the conduct of each flight
Lazarex Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 741
Danville, CA 94526
Phone: 925-820-4517 877-866-9523 Toll Free
We can help. If you are a cancer patient who needs help navigating your clinical trial
options or financial assistance to attend a clinical trial, we’d like to hear from you.Our
patient navigator can help you find the right clinical trial. We can also help you with
the costs associated with participating in a clinical trial, including:
1. Transportation (airfare, gas, rental cars, taxi fare, parking/tolls)
2. Lodging (short- and long-term housing)
3. Certain medical expenses not covered by insurance and necessary
for clinical trial treatment
Wings of Mercy Inc.
100 S. Pine Suite #393
Zeeland, MI 49423
Phone: 616-396-1077
If you have a medical need for long-distance transportation to receive treatment but cannot
afford to travel, we can help. We understand the financial burden associated with serious
illness, especially when it causes a loss of income. Even though health insurance may cover
the cost of treatment, it rarely covers transportation to a distant medical center.
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That’s where we come in. Wings of Mercy bridges this gap, providing free air transportation
to qualified patients. Our FAA-certified pilots are dedicated to getting you where you need
to go, east of the Rocky Mountains. Approved patients involved in clinical trials or multiple appointments can contact us for a flight referral any time of year; we just need to verify your eligibility annually.
Zichron Shlome Refuah Fund
1319-51st
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: 718-GET-WELL (438-9355)
Helps with a wide variety of needs including rent & utilities, wigs, retreats, transportation,
summer camps, plane tickets, etc. for those with cancer.
